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Michael Georgie Carson v. Michigan

IFP petition · Supreme Court of Michigan, No. 166923 · judgment July 31, 2025


Certiorari denied · January 12, 2026

Question presented

ISSUE 1 DOES THE MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT'S DECISION CONFLICT WITH THE U.S. SUPREME COURT'S CASELAW, WHEN THEY OVERTURNED THE MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS FINDING THAT HELD; "...THE DEFENDANT WAS DENIED HIS SIXTH AMENDMENT RIGHT TO THE EFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL WHERE, DEFENSE COUNSEL FAILED TO.. FILE A PRE-TRIAL MOTION TO SUPRESS THE CONTENTS OF THE CELL PHONE, WHERE THE SEARCH WARRANT WAS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE THE 'PARTICULARITY' REQUIREMENTS OF THE WARRANT WAS OVERBROAD AND FAILED TO PROVIDE PROBABLE CAUSE FOR EACH OF THE PHONE CONTENTS SOUGHT TO BE ADMITTED AT TRIAL, AND THEREBY VIOLATED THE FOURTH AMENDMENT OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION". THE DEFENDANT SAYS: "YES" THE STATE SAID: "NO"

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Michael G. Carson

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jan 12 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 04 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
  3. Oct 08 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 21, 2025)